Today, there are plenty of marketplaces for all sorts of products in all regions.

4. Build your fulfillment process

When you are starting your business online via eCommerce, you will need to decide whether you are selling locally in your region or abroad to different markets. Which fulfillment process depends on your size/price of your products & region you are selling to.

Below are a few options for fulfillment options:

On demand last-mile logistics companies

In recent years, there are plenty of apps and last mile companies that has been set up to serve the eCommerce last-mile market.

It connects eCommerce merchants with delivery drivers to pick up and deliver the parcel to their customers and usually only locally in the region. Fees are higher if your parcels are larger. Hence, if your customers are abroad, this option may not be available to you.

Local postal services

Local postal services companies has been given a new breath of life with the emergence of eCommerce as a viable industry.

Local postal services have been serving eCommerce business for some time now & is still the most commonly used delivery for both local & offshore customers.

However, if your parcel size is relatively large, the fees may be unreasonable & pricing may be uncompetitive to your customers

Courier companies

This is generally used by B2B delivery of goods abroad. If your parcel is relatively expensive and time-sensitive, the courier would be the best option although it is pricey.

Conclusion:

With many customers looking to eCommerce to fulfill their needs, many traditional merchants in distribution, wholesale, retail are looking for ways to sell online.

The cost to start selling online is extremely low and offline businesses should take advantage of it to add another sales channel to their model.

So, now you are ready to start your business online.

A last note:

Here at EMERGE App, we serve a wide range of businesses, both offline and online.

We are committed to helping small and medium businesses survive in this new economy.

If you do have any questions, require more knowledge, or even just to say hi, drop us an email at [email protected]. We would love to talk to you!